1. San Francisco 49ers: Is Alex Smith a Viable NFL MVP Candidate?

    We might be only five weeks through the 2012 NFL regular season, but certain things seem to be taking shape. Some expected, others not. The Cleveland Browns are 0-5; seriously, I think we all expected that...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 5,662 reads 77 comments

  2. San Francisco 49ers: Crunching Some Ridiculous Numbers

    I don't normally do slideshows when covering the San Francisco 49ers on Bleacher Report, but this type of article definitely needed a few different pages in order to avoid mass confusion or mass hysteria, depending on the way you look at it...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 4,797 reads 21 comments

  3. Gauging the Temperature for Top NFL Players on the Hot Seat

    We are now five weeks through the 2012 NFL regular season and mostly everything hasn't gone according to plan. The Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints have a combined 8-11 record...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 214 reads 0 comments

  4. Updated NFL Playoff Odds for Every Team After Week 5

    We are nearly a third of the way through the 2012 NFL regular season, but things don't seem to be clearing up in the postseason race outside of the AFC and NFC South...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 8 months ago 26,287 reads 99 comments

  5. Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Who Are the Hottest Adds for NFL Week 5?

    Utilizing the waiver wire in fantasy football can be a tricky proposition. There is a fine line between picking up a one-week wonder and starting him in lieu of someone that has a more impressive body of work but has struggled for the past couple weeks...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 2 reads 0 comments

  6. 50 Fantasy Football Mistakes You're Already Kicking Yourself For

    We all make mistakes when building our big board for upcoming fantasy football drafts. Some of these mistakes are clearly on us as individual players, but a lot of them are made because we listen to arm chair experts a bit too much...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 34,726 reads 83 comments

  7. Updated Playoff Odds for Every NFL Team After Week 4

    At this point we are starting to get a better feel of where certain teams around the NFL stand and which teams are true contenders. Despite what has to be considered parity, some teams just don't have a chance to make the second season...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 25,215 reads 138 comments

  8. Fantasy Football: Ranking the 50 Most Disappointing Players

    Every NFL season we see a myriad of what were considered solid fantasy football players struggle out of the gate. Chris Johnson was considered the No. 1 fantasy player heading into the 2010 season...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 17,784 reads 62 comments

  9. San Francisco 49ers: Improvements Needed Across the Board Following Ugly Loss

    Well, that was sure one ugly loss for the San Francisco 49ers . Wasn't it? They were beaten in all four aspects of the game, including coaching. For some reason, it just appeared that the 49ers left their game plan in Santa Clara...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 4,424 reads 54 comments

  10. Updated Playoff Odds for Every NFL Team After Week 3

    Since 1990, 75 percent of NFL teams that start 3-0 make the postseason. In comparison, only five teams who lost their initial three games went on to make the playoffs that season...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 9,865 reads 15 comments

  11. San Francisco 49ers: Keys to Avoiding Trap Game Against the Minnesota Vikings

    The San Francisco 49ers go into Sunday's matchup with the Minnesota Vikings as 6.5-point favorites against a weaker opponent on the road...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 6,233 reads 44 comments

  12. San Francisco 49ers: Being the Best Team in NFL Through Two Weeks Means Little

    Take a look at all the NFL power polls and they have one thing in common. Your San Francisco 49ers are ranked No. 1 by each and every one. ESPN, NFL.com, Associated Press, Bleacher Report, etc...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 4,766 reads 24 comments

  13. 7 NFL Backups Who Won't Relinquish Their Jobs Once Starters Return to Action

    The Wally Pipp story is more overblown than the cropped wallpaper of Jennifer Lopez on my laptop. It is a story that has been written and rewritten countless times in the history of the professional sports world...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 39,006 reads 62 comments

  14. Suggesting Potential Replacements for 5 NFL Coaches on the Hot Seat

    We might only be two weeks into the 2012 NFL regular season, but that definitely won't stop us from attempting to gauge which coaches might be on the hot seat and what up-and-coming assistants deserve head-coaching shots...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 5,495 reads 16 comments

  15. NFL Power Rankings: Breaking Down All 32 Teams

    Nearly two weeks have passed in the 2012 National Football League season, and we aren't any closer to deciphering which teams are true contenders and which ones are pretenders...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 18,482 reads 19 comments

  16. San Francisco 49ers Prepared to Dominate the Detroit Lions?

    Call it the "Handshake Bowl" or maybe even "The Battle of the Jim's." Either way, the San Francisco 49ers home opener against the Detroit Lions on Sunday night promises to be filled with drama, passion and intrigue...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 3,277 reads 49 comments

  17. Taking the San Francisco 49ers Win over the Green Bay Packers at Face Value

    Jim Harbaugh has preached a week-to-week mentality to his team since becoming the San Francisco 49ers head coach in January of 2011. It is the idea that you don't want to get too high after wins and too low after losses...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 8,924 reads 33 comments

  18. Week 2 Fantasy Football Projections: Best Matchup Plays

    As most fantasy football owners know, it is extremely important to look at matchups as it relates to setting your lineup for a given week...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 19,572 reads 36 comments

  19. 2012 NFL Predictions: Projecting All Week 2 Games

    Now that the initial week of the 2012 NFL regular season is done with, it is time to get down to brass tacks. Some teams are going to be in as much of a must-win situation as you can get in September...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 284,082 reads 239 comments

  20. NFL Power Rankings: Where Each Team Ranks After Opening Week

    It's power rankings time here on Bleacher Report. Of course tonight's games have yet to be played, but that isn't going to stop us. 28 NFL teams have played their season opener...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 9 months ago 4,801 reads 1 comments

  21. 5 NFL Teams on Upset Alert for Week 1

    Now that the 2012 NFL regular season is finally here, I can hear fans rejoicing about the end of the meaningless summer months. Labor Day has passed, autumn is quickly approaching and football is back...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 10 months ago 40,165 reads 222 comments

  22. NFL Picks 2012: Top Matchup Predictions for the Entire Season

    Every NFL season has games that you must circle on your calendar to make sure you don't miss them. A couple months ago, I focused on 25 such games ...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 10 months ago 1,246 reads 2 comments

  23. NFL Week 1 Injury Report: Who's Hurting the Most?

    One thing that NFL teams strive for in the preseason is to remain relatively healthy. There is no worse feeling than losing a quality player in meaningless summer football games...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 10 months ago 2,875 reads 10 comments

  24. Which Roster Cuts Should Be on Each NFL Team's Radar?

    Yesterday was "Black Friday" for over 700 players around the National Football League. This is when teams had to cut their roster down to 53...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 10 months ago 258 reads 2 comments

  25. Calvin Johnson and the NFL's 50 Scariest Offensive Players to Game-Plan Against

    There are some players in the National Football League that give defensive coordinators headaches, even before they take the field. These are players that are multidimensional and can pretty much do anything you ask of them...

    Vincent Frank Written by Vincent Frank about 10 months ago 4,498 reads 40 comments